Steven Avery requested the court review his conviction for killing a young photographer in 2005, a case that became the focus of the popular Netflix series “Making a Murderer.”
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Rittenhouse trial arguments worry mental health advocates
Some of the last words jurors at Kyle Rittenhouse’s murder trial heard before starting deliberations were about the mental health of Joseph Rosenbaum.
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Europe goes after the unvaccinated to fight winter COVID surge
The moves mark a dramatic escalation in the campaign to increase vaccination rates, an effort that’s been given fresh impetus by the latest surge in COVID cases.
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Jury in Rittenhouse trial to resume after fresh mistrial request
In its second mistrial motion, the defense says it received an inferior copy of a potentially critical video from prosecutors.
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U.S. to help boost COVID-19 vaccine production for poorer countries
The Biden administration believes the boosted capacity of COVID-19 shots will help ease a global shortage of doses, particularly in lower- and middle-income nations.
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Man who shot Arbery testifies: ‘He had my gun. He struck me’
Three white men have been charged with murder for the killing of Ahmaud Arbery, a Black man they spotted running through their neighborhood.
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Tensions flare in trial of men charged in Ahmaud Arbery’s death
A judge is denying requests to declare a mistrial in the case of three white men charged with killing Ahmaud Arbery.
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Judge finds conspiracy theorist Alex Jones liable for damages over Sandy Hook ‘hoax’
Families of some of the school shooting victims sued Jones, Infowars and others over the hoax conspiracy, saying they have been subjected to harassment and death threats from Jones’ followers.
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Jury to begin deliberations in Kyle Rittenhouse murder trial
Prosecutors claimed in closing arguments Monday that Rittenhouse was a ‘wannabe soldier’ who provoked bloodshed by bringing a semi-automatic rifle to a protest, while the defense countered that Rittenhouse acted in self-defense.
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Democrat Beto O’Rourke running for Texas governor in 2022
O’Rourke’s announcement Monday kicks off a third run for office in as many election cycles.